Retiring at 30 in socialism?
For Context
I am a leftist social democrat. I am anti-capitalist, but I am not totally convinced by socialism. I do think it is superior to capitalism, though. I was born in a royal muslim family in India; my grandparents were Gandhian socialists, freedom fighters for India. Today, all of our family is full of social democrats. Recently, I have been reading about mutualism, anarchism, and workplace democracy.
I know that people are gonna say you can't be a leftist and socdem. You can see my other posts to understand my ideology.
My Question:
So recently, I was talking to my "apolitical" (social liberal) friend about the evils of capitalism, and she seems to have a lot of potential to become a leftist. We got into talking about life and socialism.
She said that she just wants 3 things and votes on the basis of these:
Social Progressivism - LGBTQ+ rights, Feminism, green politics, etc.
Honest and Reliable institutions - Corruption-free public institutions (courts, etc) and relatively cheap healthcare, housing, and education.
Ability to retire at 30-35, get financial freedom, and work for fun or not work at all, focus on enjoying life and raising a family.
The third is the issue that she holds most dear because she's from an upper-middle-class household, and her sister has achieved "financial freedom" and now spends her days making art, travelling, and having fun.
Because of this, she feels attracted to many austerity measures like lower taxes, rebates, etc. Since she had this sort of understanding about the world, I weavered away from democratic socialism and started talking more about market socialism, where one can still buy houses and have passive income, but workplace democracy is mandated, thus making it a combo of a social democracy and market socialism. She seemed pretty stoked.
Then she went home and googled more about socialism, and guess what she found. Yep, she got spooked. No private property? No Passive income? No Retiring Early? I tried to tell her that MLs and anarchists aren't all of socialism, but my words fell on deaf ears. Now, she's spooked.
What do different types of anti-capitalists think of early retirements?